Pakistan and Iran have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture and people-to-people contacts.
This understanding came during a meeting between Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and Iranian Culture Minister Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili in Istanbul.
Speaking on the occasion, Marriyum Aurangzeb said Pakistan desires to promote its relations with Iran in the fields of film and drama.
She said Iranian filmmakers can take benefit from incentives given by the government for the film industry in Pakistan.
The Minister said government has abolished taxes on the film industry, culture and tourism sector in this year’s budget.
The Iranian Minister for Culture expressed commitment to further strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in the fields of information, art and culture.
Source: Radio Pakistan